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In this sequel to Hazel Creek from award-winning author Walt Larimore, a loving rural family struggles to survive tragedy and cope with the invasion of modern ways in the 1920s. THIS CAPTIVATING STORY takes place in the Sugar Fork Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains wilderness during 1925–1926. Nate Randolph and his five unique daughters wrestle to survive after the death of Callie (his wife and their mother) as well as to maintain their farm, forests, family, and faith against an evil lumber company manager seeking to clear-cut their virgin woodland. A cast of delightful characters, including gypsy siblings, Cherokee Indians, a granny midwife, a world-famous writer, and even a flesh-and-b...
His best friend's daughter has been abducted in Mexico. This is no ordinary kidnap for ransom. But then, Lee McCloud is no ordinary man.Having suffered the horror of witnessing his sister kidnapped when he was fourteen, the abduction of his goddaughter Sophia in Mexico is an opportunity for Delta Force operator McCloud to deliver some badly needed justice.Things don't go as planned, and McCloud finds himself teamed with Tally, a computer hacker in a secret organisation that raids the bank accounts of wealthy terrorists, and Scotty, a British SAS soldier.Determined to save Sophia at all costs, McCloud finds himself on a collision course with an exiled Saudi, Sheik Khalid, whose ambitions feature a key role for Sophia. mcCloud and Tally find themselves trapped in a conspiracy, hunted by enemies on both sides, and conflicted by their feelings for each other.But time is running out. With their haunted pasts catching up, McCloud and Tally need to stop a horrific plot involving Sophia that will have profound consequences for an already unstable world.
A young boy adopts a family of baby wild turkeys and discovers the beauty and savagery of the natural world. A summer full of promise and adventure quickly turns into a contest of life and death as Wade Frey confronts the threats to his new charges. Soon he discovers that predators come in many forms, and the struggle for survival is never ending.
A man with a reputation A woman with a second chance. A love no one anticipated. Alex Nakos struggles to find balance between his family’s expectations and man the SEALs trained him to be. With his history of bedding every girl who captured his attention, the last thing he wants is to settle down and establish roots. When a girl from his youth comes back to town, ignoring his charms and challenging him at every turn. Can Alex convince her he’s not the same man he used to be? Or will a mad man, who threatens his family, take away everything he loves? Eleni Kutsukos survived a brush with death, but is forced to trade the comfort she found in food for the numbers she works with as an accoun...
The guy next door turns into the sultry bodyguard in Jennifer Morey's Ivy Avengers miniseries Experience has taught bounty hunter Lincoln Ivy when someone is in trouble. He's fairly sure the gorgeous redhead next door has a dangerous secret. And the moment she's visited by a mysterious gunman threatening her life, Lincoln's suspicions are confirmed. When Remy Lang is almost kidnapped and Lincoln comes to her rescue, she's reluctant to let him help her. She's gotten herself into a terrifying situation and doesn't want to risk another person. But as Lincoln proves himself time and time again as a skilled protector, she can't push him away...or the attraction building between them.
Olivia Greyson is the proud owner of The Gingerbread House—a quaint shop that specializes in all things cookie—and her best friend, Maddie, is her sidekick, baking up scrumptious treats for their cookie-themed parties. But a dead body on their front porch might put their bake shop in a truly sticky situation… Olivia is busy baking up special cookies for Maddie’s upcoming engagement party when soap star Trevor Lane shows up unexpectedly in town. It soon becomes clear that Trevor, who grew up in the neighboring town of Twiterton, left behind a number of enemies with long memories. Even Trevor’s assistant and childhood friend, Dougie, seems to harbor a grudge against him. Soon after his arrival, Trevor is found dead on The Gingerbread House porch, his handsome face branded with the image of a cookie cutter. When their friend Stacey is implicated in the murder, Olivia and Maddie rush to find the killer. Because it seems someone in Chatterley Heights has a sweet tooth for revenge...
About the Book This novel is about a teenage boy named Wade in Texas during the Depression Era. He is going through some of the normal trials of growing up - siblings, schoolwork, bullies, romance, and embarrassing personal issues. Besides these, he is also confronted with racist attitudes toward certain Mexican-American friends he has made. He is torn between two alternatives: trying to deal with his conflicts in ways that come natural to him or handling them according to his counter-cultural Christian beliefs. A quarter of a century later, in the early 1960s, Wade is a grown man and married with two kids of his own. They, too, are seeing the effects of racial bigotry in their school agains...
Dr. Michelle Peters was feeling a bit lost in her life as a chiropractor for a destination ranch in Northern Idaho. She had always dreamed of doing work that helped a lot of people, and there just weren’t enough patients there, but she loved the place, so it was hard to make a decision to leave. When an injured man was brought to her, she was happy to help him, but she had no idea who he was or why he was there. Steven Pickman was on a secret mission at River’s End Ranch, known only to him, his business partners, and the Weston family. While overlooking the ranch from one of the nearby mountains, he slipped and fell. He had to be rescued by the local search and rescue and ended up in a chiropractor’s office, and he didn’t even think chiropractors could help people. It didn’t take him long to fall for his beautiful doctor. But would she be annoyed when she realized his real purpose on the ranch? Or would he be able to convince her she belonged in his life?
A Book A Day Presents: Color Theory 3, Let Love Live!, a collection from 10 of today’s hottest romance authors featuring brand new stories about love that defies color. The bonds of love are not defined by the color of one’s skin or what we see on the outside, but by the strength of character and beauty within. These couples will break through the walls of prejudice and overcome any obstacles in the path to their happily ever afters. This anthology will only be available for a short time. All proceeds will aid the education of Black students through the A Book A Day Scholarship Fund. Featuring: Renita McKinney (foreword, dedication and acknowledgements) A.M. Kusi Christy Anderson Golden Angel Lori Collier Lyra Parish Maddie Wade Mel Walker Phoebe Alexander R.J. Gray Sarah Robinson
“A highly personal, richly informed and culturally wide-ranging meditation on the loss of meaning in our times and on pathways to rediscovering it.” —Gabor Maté, MD, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction A neuroanthropologist maps out a revolutionary new practice—Hedonic Engineering—that combines the best of neuroscience and optimal psychology. It’s an intensive program of breathing, movement, and sexuality that mends trauma, heightens inspiration and tightens connections—helping us wake up, grow up, and show up for a world that needs us all. This is a book about a big idea. And the idea is this: Slowly over the past few decades, and now sudd...